Pink  carpet floor of Poui Petals  with Poui Trees in Bloom at in Famous at Port of Spain Savannah   copy 2
Morning has broken.
Paeonia lactiflora 'Early Daybreak'

DP142-2013  Posted May 22; processed ditto.

This is a classic 'single' in terms of accepted descriptors for flower-type among peonies.  It has a single row of petals and retains pollen-bearing anthers atop narrow stamens.  It is consistently the first of the herbaceous peonies to bloom in the main beds of the Peony Garden.  Of course, the rock and tree peonies (woody peonies) bloom a few days earlier.

Peony Garden at Nichols Arboretum
Ann Arbor, Michigan
May 21, 2013

Bed 22, R1,C6, SW corner of bed.
Descended from P.lactiflora, P.macrophylla, P.mlokosewitschii, and P.peregrina. (Taken from BackyardGardener.com)
Pink Water Flowers
PINK N YELLOW
Transparent Light
JESSICA PINK
Graceful Nature
Passed the ridge and find Pink Lady's Slippers, are directed by another hiker.  relatively rare wildflower.
Sunset on the glaciered peaks of Kangchenjunga		Darjeeling	India
Pink carpet floor of Poui Petals with Poui Trees in Bloom at in Famous at Port of Spain Savannah copy 2
Pink  carpet floor of Poui Petals  with Poui Trees in Bloom at in Famous at Port of Spain Savannah   copy 2
Pink carpet floor of Poui Petals with Poui Trees in Bloom at in Famous at Port of Spain Savannah copy 2
See photo in original gallery.